- Fair and Just Courts
- Government Accountability
- Church-State Issues
Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg has researched and analyzed the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, religious liberty and other civil rights/civil liberties issues for more than three decades. At PFAW, Elliot’s work centers around judicial appointments, which he’s focused on since Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and right-wing attacks on LGBT rights and religious liberty. Prior to his role as senior fellow at PFAW, he served as legal director and general counsel for PFAW and PFAW Foundation, as chief counsel for oversight and investigations of the House Judiciary Committee, and as a partner at a major DC law firm. He also serves on the Committee on Religious Liberty of the National Council of Churches and the National Advisory Board of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute.
Mincberg has been cited as an expert in national publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Nation and has appeared on national broadcast outlets such as CNN and NPR. He’s testified before Congress on key issues and his work has been published in outlets such as the Aspen Journal of Ideas, Salon, and the Huffington Post. He has actively participated in federal and state court litigation at all levels on religious liberty, discrimination, and voting rights issues.
Elliot Mincberg's Areas of Expertise
All Posts
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Blog Post | November 13, 2019
Barrett, Brennan and Scudder Try to Reconsider Decision That Blocks Improper Parental Notification Requirement in Indiana Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 7, 2019
More Trump Judges on the Federal Bench: A Cause for Alarm, Not Celebration
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Blog Post | November 4, 2019
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Require Public Transit Company to Display Ads Related to Religion: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 31, 2019
Trump Judges Try to Deny Family of Shooting Victim a Chance to Prove Wrongful Death by Police: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 31, 2019
Trump Judge Tries to Deny Immigrant the Chance to Apply for Deportation Waiver and Instead Authorize Her Immediate Removal: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 30, 2019
A refreshing and welcome book on religious liberty in America by a true champion
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Blog Post | October 30, 2019
Trump Judge Tries to Send Individual to Jail for 5 Years for Drug Trafficking, Even Though He was Only Driving the Car Where the Drugs Were Found: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 29, 2019
Trump Judge Tries to Excuse Police Officers who Seized Woman from her Home for a Forced Psychiatric Evaluation: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 28, 2019
Trump Judge Reverses Lower Court and Allows Police to Stop Suspect without Reasonable Suspicion: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 25, 2019
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Firefighter’s Discrimination Claim: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears